Sharp County record., 1887-11-17
npKaNSAS STATE NE"S'

5ness for ten bonds and coupons "iiO"'
The onenjng of the Arkansas ota'g EA
-;s;on of Glenwood park, Little hocA'
los.. s,ecass. 1t exceeded the expecVa'
;ass az : - ~ tbe original promoters of the en-
" erprise' , established at
q f fHempstead County, with JAS NJ
Williams as postmaster -. oirh.
J. J. McGrain'S cotton gin' 1; uDUu' Stone
cen miles east of Mountain tie"' e fow
sonnty. was destroyed by nre d lev
;ghts ago. and eighteen bales Oh COLI
I'd considerable machinery was purleu'
,ss about 5000. o.-o oeico
ts - w Love. who robbed the post-olhce
~ "a tvo stores at Palarm the nigh Oh the
An "a a. was captured and lodged IN Jall at
-, ."p poct Love is wanted in Faulkner
Saounty for robbery. ,. rh;ob
,A A fire broke out IN restaurant, "niou
h. IN the new Capital Theatre Duliulns az
yl ;ttle Rock, recently fitted up and Vaiueu
hi S50 ()0). For awhile it looked as II she
.Lhr1a bn;lding would be consumed ouC
Il L ,,romnt work of the fire department.
checked the flames. The damage oo MOn0 ~
ve building and restaurant was 91oJ'
Governor Hughes has pardoned Joseph
a sIIentine. ex.town marshal OF Anna" VINO
na as senfenced to the penitentlary TWO
T. o. 'ars for manslaughter, He struck James
~ tsxrau with a cane on the head, whlch
"a, o,nd ya<ulsad id Warren's death. Inc
M. s,,ev ceased Was making hostile demonstra-
r,. ,,,s toward Balentine, when the laCteI
..-i .,,ct hin, The Governor was satlsneu
1T Ralleut:ne did not intend to commit
r,' .nrder. bot was defending himself from
attack. Hon. ]. H. Rogers, the clerk
.d sheriff. and other officer of Crawford
5untv. Recommended the pardon.
r Ianders, sheriff of lizard County,
Ineut1y turned over to the pehl1ehtIaLy
tlthorities the notorious murderer join
'. Jnt- who so wantonly killed farmer OIL
ID County last fall Flint got Off with
I i've years. sentence. j. N. Smith Ior
%a !, md larceny and John Russell, 1or
r~lxrv. also went from the same county
~ a i've years sentence ,
w Ne1AdvKces were received at Little Rock
N u, E,igland few days ago to let the
S@ atractA at once for the construction OF
Ne, IittlA Rock g. Alexandria railroa i,
'aHf l. ranorted that the work will be .one
cdnsA-ucton company, with head
NN srtsrs n sItte Rock. This. CO ,arse will
adontad because of the law prohibiting
.aa d eign corp oratfpns from >perating rail-
To- ,ds in Arkansas. The road will be
unl lie more Il an go M les in length. This
.%N % Ihe secon' I,ne nc ~ eentractcd to build
r,s Little R sk this year
I% s"a he ell gafnt littfe steamer Alberta,
v.p ned b ffsabRilh Alberta Smith, of New
S".t we shhrh6dto the waters edge at
ian RhEih few nights ago. The fire IS
a.. po eatto iia.ve caught from sparks from
Ma nq]Ke-Ss,acks falling on the cotton,
b which she was loaded The boat was
.1n 'a ed ut about $4,000, which is covered
nu tn insurance. This is the fourth time
,at Captain Smith has had his boats
V4 Iivned. and all have borne the name of
~. n liberia. 1t is reported that Captain M.
"v1 ", Gibbs was burned to DEATH He was
~ old steamboatman and was well known.
a. Captain Lum Webbs large gin at Jack
.% onport, with eight bales of cotton, burned
Vu few days ago. The fire was accidental.
he loss Is about So, 900; no insurance.
% The institutions for the blind and deaf
O@ nd dumb make very creditabe showings
no % t the State Exposition of the ingenuity
lNf the unfor tunates who came into the
yw orld hereft of one or the other of their
v, mses.
uN Prof. j, b. Faucette has at the EXposi-
@on a wonderful machine, product of
~ rkansas Ingenuity, called a theodolite,
DIS pr the measurement of distances, and
Ihich Is said to be the only machine of the
be lind in the world
dlN A diabolcal murder occurred at Tucker
eEH an, station ten miles above Jackson
h@ rt, on the Iron Mountain & Southern
kem Iilroad, a few nights ago. As the north
an n,und rassenger train drew up at the
VIII love-rnentioned station two men, named
'oods and Williams, who were in
@lunken condition, got off. Williams
re arted up-town and then turned back and
Ht Woods, who had just stepped onto
nns 10 platform, and shot him twice, one shot
reg king effect in the abdomen and the other
hna the head, killing him instantly. Will
n wms was captured and jailed.
|at Sheriff j. D. Hawkins of Crawford
YOU punty recently placed Rash Creekman
eVn the penitentiary for three years for
Surder.
gu Three prisoners made their escape from
IL at Jacksonport few nights ago.
hey were left in the corridor, and got
eN II through defective cell.
ring The sixteenth annual meeting of the
Rpmerican Public Health Association will
ngin in Memphis, Tenn, November II.
Use ~rkansas will be represented.
|tyN Fhe mayor and Board of Alderman of
be ma have written Governor Hughes a
OIL tor thanking him for pardoning Joe
rt lilentine, ex-town marshal of that place,
no q expressing approval and appreciation
theS his action.
skies Heavy planters from the northern part
je the State claim that there will be this
may ar twenty five per cent. more grain
here lwed and cultivated than any year pre-.
very bpus.
turH> Judge Brewer, United States Circuit
dge, will be in Little Rock November 7,
and hear and determine the cases that have
the u en- set to be tried before him.
tori The gin Of Hill & Bro, two miles south
tbs Hartman. was burned few DAYS ago,
cone gether with about 100 bales of cotton
dG' 600 bushels of cotton seed. Loss about
On b 900; no Insurance.
nbtG }overnor Hughes has appointed Doug.
,stbS P, Fleming justice of the peace ad
vo rterim for Eastman township, Pulaski
10 p'unty. to fil the vacancy caused by the
ath Of w. j. Darby.
-. Donguo lever is Quite nrevalant of Tax-